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Jim Chalmers denies Anthony Albanese rolled him over credit card payments for tax bills

The Guardian World Wednesday 14 October 2026, 00:10 UTC By Tom McIlroy Political editor 1 min read
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Treasurer’s comments come after prime minister revealed he intervened to delay a controversial ban on such payments to the ATOFollow our Australian politics live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastTreasurer Jim Chalmers has denied being rolled by Anthony Albanese after the prime minister personally intervened to stop a Tax Office ban on credit card payments a day before stopgap funding was announced. After sustained criticism of the government’s...

Treasurer’s comments come after prime minister revealed he intervened to delay a controversial ban on such payments to the ATO

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has denied being rolled by Anthony Albanese after the prime minister personally intervened to stop a Tax Office ban on credit card payments a day before stopgap funding was announced.

After sustained criticism of the government’s handling of the ban on tax bills being paid by credit card, Chalmers last week announced new funding for the ATO to ensure card payments could continue until the end of the financial year.

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